SELF-PROMOTION: Speaking of movie lists, this week's poll at The Cinematheque asked for the top five Robert Altman movies. My ballot, and many others, have been posted at the site.

The December Reason included an interview with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone that was conducted by yrs. truly and Nick Gillespie. That interview is now online as well.

The January Reason is not online. But if you pick it up at the newsstand, you'll see that I have one bylined contribution in it: a news brief about a UFO cover-up. No, there's no aliens or flying saucers or secret extraterrestrial technologies involved -- just regular old butt-covering bureaucrats.